1. Ants Laikmaa was born at the Paiba farm in Araste, Marjamaa Parish village.
12 Facts About Ants Laikmaa
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Ants Laikmaa was the 13th child of a poor Estonian family.
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Ants Laikmaa is associated with the Dusseldorf school of painting.
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From 1900 to 1907 Laikmaa worked as an artist in Tallinn and Haapsalu.
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Ants Laikmaa's study led him to Belgium, France, Austria, Finland, and the Netherlands.
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In 1904, the 38-year-old Ants Laikmaa met the great love of his life, the 21-year-old Marie Under, one of the best-known poets of the time.
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Ants Laikmaa lived from 1910 to 1912 in Capri and Tunisia.
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From 1913 to 1931, Ants Laikmaa worked as a freelance artist and art teacher in Tallinn.
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In 1932, Ants Laikmaa settled inTaebla in Laane County, on his farm in the village of Kadarpiku designed with a 7-hectare park, where he remained and worked until the end of his life.
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Ants Laikmaa died in November 1942 in Kadarpiku, where he is buried.
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Ants Laikmaa's farm was opened in 1960 as a museum of his life and work.
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Ants Laikmaa brought impressionism to Estonia, and often painted landscapes, mostly with sharp colors.